WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP (6-10 June2021) Champion $50K
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3 big name favorites (Gorst, Shaw, Filler) out in early stages last 64 /last 32.
Shane is favorite over other players in last 16, this is his to lose. Strongest challenger is Albin so could be rematch of 2016 final. Other challengers Alcaide and Sanchez Ruiz
Shane is favorite over other players in last 16, this is his to lose. Strongest challenger is Albin so could be rematch of 2016 final. Other challengers Alcaide and Sanchez Ruiz
I think Max Lechner is still very dangerous here. At the 2019 International, he beat both SVB and Filler, and lost the final to Shaw 13-11. He can hang with the big boys.3 big name favorites (Gorst, Shaw, Filler) out in early stages last 64 /last 32.
Shane is favorite over other players in last 16, this is his to lose. Strongest challenger is Albin so could be rematch of 2016 final. Other challengers Alcaide and Sanchez Ruiz
The last sixteen at the World Pool Championship looks as follows:
United States: (3) Shane Van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Jeremy Sossei
Austria (2): Max Lechner, Albin Ouschan
Poland (2): Mieszko Fortunski, Tomasz Kaplan
Spain (2): Francisco Sanchex-Ruiz, David Alcaide
Kuwait (1): Omar Al-Shaheen
Greece (1): Nick Ekonomopoulos
Netherlands (1): Marc Bjisterbosch
Switzerland (1): Dmitri Jungo
Hungary (1): Oliver Szolnocki
Japan (1): Naoyuki Oi
Philippines (1): Roberto Gomez
Still a lot of pool left to be played. Tuesday at the World Pool Championships was a dandy.
United States: (3) Shane Van Boening, Skyler Woodward, Jeremy Sossei
Austria (2): Max Lechner, Albin Ouschan
Poland (2): Mieszko Fortunski, Tomasz Kaplan
Spain (2): Francisco Sanchex-Ruiz, David Alcaide
Kuwait (1): Omar Al-Shaheen
Greece (1): Nick Ekonomopoulos
Netherlands (1): Marc Bjisterbosch
Switzerland (1): Dmitri Jungo
Hungary (1): Oliver Szolnocki
Japan (1): Naoyuki Oi
Philippines (1): Roberto Gomez
Still a lot of pool left to be played. Tuesday at the World Pool Championships was a dandy.
Very interesting last 16.
What we see here is what I like to call the "Eurotoureffect".
While we focus on the Gorsts, Shaws, Khasakis and Fillers, we overlook that pool in the end can be quite a simple game.
There are many second row players, who are capable of putting some racks together and if the top guns don't play their best, they go out one after another.
And if you look at the last 16, we see a lot of not so well known players. But guys like Kaplan or Jungo know the game as well as anybody else and I can assure you that their are feared at least by the European players.
Will we see a surprise world champion?
Well, as long as guys as Shane, Alcaide or Albin... Or maybe Max or Skyler are in the mix, I don't think so...but a Hungarian or Japanese world champion wouldn't surprise me.
What we see here is what I like to call the "Eurotoureffect".
While we focus on the Gorsts, Shaws, Khasakis and Fillers, we overlook that pool in the end can be quite a simple game.
There are many second row players, who are capable of putting some racks together and if the top guns don't play their best, they go out one after another.
And if you look at the last 16, we see a lot of not so well known players. But guys like Kaplan or Jungo know the game as well as anybody else and I can assure you that their are feared at least by the European players.
Will we see a surprise world champion?
Well, as long as guys as Shane, Alcaide or Albin... Or maybe Max or Skyler are in the mix, I don't think so...but a Hungarian or Japanese world champion wouldn't surprise me.
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He reminds me of Ed Helms.
I wouldn't say it's his to lose. Even if Shane were an 80% favorite over each of his remaining opponents (which obviously he won't be), he would only be a 41% favorite from here to win the tournament.3 big name favorites (Gorst, Shaw, Filler) out in early stages last 64 /last 32.
Shane is favorite over other players in last 16, this is his to lose. Strongest challenger is Albin so could be rematch of 2016 final. Other challengers Alcaide and Sanchez Ruiz
Kaplan and Jungo are both former European Straight Pool champions, so their pedigree is already known and proven. No doubt, the Eurotour effect is legitimate.
I thought that too. A thinner version.
When it comes to this young player from Hungary in spite of his young age like most of the european players firstly he had a good school and experience at european championships for youth. He is the same age as Joshua Filler and our current best player Vitaliy Patsura so they competed among pupils and juniors back then and Joshua was a player to beat to grab the gold. If I remember correctly Oliver had some medals in youth and continued his way to compete at european stage in eurotours and EPC for men and some other tournaments here and there.
So of course he does not have as much experience of playing in Majors as SVB but you know he's a competitor and capable to give a good fight as should be expected especially at this stage.
When it comes to me I'm curious about his rhythm now because he used to play quite slow especially when he was allowed.
We'll see tomorrow... now when Joshua is out ...well it adds even more expectations from SVB to perform ... but I believe he knows what he needs to focus on.
Let the better player win at the end.
Yeah, there are still several left that can beat him. I don't think he'll have a 41% chance to win this until he has won both of his Wednesday matches. That said, based on Fargo, he is the only top fifteen ranked player still in the draw, so I think the statement that it is his to lose is a fair one. He's the favorite, but not even close to an odds on favorite, for the title.
Thanks for an insider's view. I pay a lot of attention to European pool, but Oliver was under my radar .... until now.